EQT (NYSE:EQT) vs. Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) Head to Head Analysis

EQT (NYSE:EQT) and Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for EQT and Permianville Royalty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EQT	0	8	9	0	2.53
Permianville Royalty Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

EQT presently has a consensus target price of $44.56, suggesting a potential upside of 11.16%. Given EQT’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe EQT is more favorable than Permianville Royalty Trust.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares EQT and Permianville Royalty Trust’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EQT	$6.91 billion	2.56	$1.74 billion	$1.38	29.05
Permianville Royalty Trust	$45.21 million	1.08	$10.60 million	$0.43	3.44

EQT has higher revenue and earnings than Permianville Royalty Trust. Permianville Royalty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EQT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

EQT has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permianville Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares EQT and Permianville Royalty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EQT	10.96%	4.57%	2.66%
Permianville Royalty Trust	31.22%	24.89%	24.89%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.8% of EQT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of Permianville Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of EQT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

EQT beats Permianville Royalty Trust on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EQT

EQT Corporation operates as a natural gas production company in the United States. The company sells natural gas and natural gas liquids to marketers, utilities, and industrial customers through pipelines located in the Appalachian Basin. It also offers marketing services and contractual pipeline capacity management services. The company was formerly known as Equitable Resources Inc. and changed its name to EQT Corporation in February 2009. EQT Corporation was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About Permianville Royalty Trust

Permianville Royalty Trust operates as a statutory trust. It is involved in the acquisition and holding of net profits interest representing the right to receive 80% of the net profits from the sale of oil and natural gas production from properties located in the states of Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico. The company was formerly known as Enduro Royalty Trust and changed its name to Permianville Royalty Trust in September 2018. Permianville Royalty Trust was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.